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Viewing cable 06FREETOWN321, MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MARCH 2006

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06FREETOWN321 2006-04-19 15:57 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Freetown
VZCZCXYZ0031
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHFN #0321/01 1091557
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 191557Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9692
UNCLAS FREETOWN 000321 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR OIIP, AF/PD-A.HUSBANDS AND SAM WESTGATE 
DEPT ALSO FOR IIP/G/AF 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP KPAO SL
SUBJECT: MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MARCH 2006 
 
REF: FREETOWN 0067 
 
1. Post and Mission Activities/Press Releases: 
 
A.   Post issued a press release on the Nationwide 
HIV/AIDS education tour. The US Government, through the 
US Department of Defense, sponsored the tour. Sierra 
Leone's internationally acclaimed musician Steady Bongo 
and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Musicians 
performed throughout the country giving free concerts 
where they sang songs from their newly recorded album 
"RSLAF and Steady Bongo." 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"US Government supports HIV/AIDS campaign tour" CONCORD 
TIMES 3/2, 
"US Government sponsors free steady Bongo/RSLAF tour 
promoting the dangers of HIV/AIDS" INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 
3/3 
"US Government sponsors Steady Bongo/RSLAF tour" THE 
POOL 3/6 
Private owned FM 98.1 News 3/1 & 3/2 
Govt. owned FM 99.9 News 3/1 & 3/2 
Private owned SKYY FM 106 News 3/1 & 3/2 
 
B.   Post launched a new website for Sierra Leone at 
http://freetown.usembassy.gov. It allows the Sierra 
Leone public to log on to activities of the US Embassy 
in Freetown, visa instructions, commercial information, 
press releases, and provides easy access to useful US 
Government information. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"US launches new website for Salone" THE NEWS 3/7 
"US Embassy launches new website" THE NEW CITIZEN 3/7, 
STANDARD TIMES 3/7,INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 3/8, THE 
EXCLUSIVE 3/9, THE SPECTATOR 3/13 
"US Embassy gets new website" CONCORD TIMES 3/7 
Govt. owned FM 99.9 News 3/7 & 3/8 
Private owned SKYY FM 106 News 3/7 & 3/8 
 
C.   The Deputy Chief of Mission awarded 720 
scholarships as part of the Ambassador's Girls 
Scholarship Fund. The ceremony took place on February 
22. The 720 recipients were from 24 schools in the 
Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone. This is a 
continuation of the US Ambassador's Girls Scholarship 
(AGS) that the Ambassador launched in June 2005. The 
AGS fund is initially providing assistance to 3,000 
girls in 5 districts in Sierra Leone. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"American scholarships for 720 girls" INDEPENDENT 
OBSERVER 3/10 
"720 GIRLS BENEFIT FOR US Ambassador's scholarship" THE 
NEWS 3/13 
"US Ambassador's Scholarship benefit girls" THE 
SPECTATOR 3/13 
"720 girls in Bombali District benefit from the 
Ambassador's Girls Scholarship Initiative" THE 
EXCLUSIVE 3/13 
 
2.   KEY MEDIA STORIES 
 
A.   The issue of ex-President of Liberia Charles 
Taylor's return to Liberia took a dramatic turn in 
March. Liberia's President Sirleaf-Johnson asked the 
Government of Nigeria (GON) to return Charles Taylor to 
Liberia from his 3-year asylum in Nigeria. On March 27, 
Taylor tried to escape from Nigeria, was caught by 
Nigerian authorities who immediately put him on a GON 
plane for Monrovia where he was transferred to UN 
helicopters for onward transfer to Freetown and the 
Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL).  The SCSL 
indicted him on 11 counts of war crimes (amended from 
17 counts). Taylor made his first appearance at the 
Special Court on April 3 and pleaded not guilty to all 
counts. The public debate continues over whether, 
because of security concerns in Sierra Leone and 
Liberia, he should be tried in Freetown or by the SCSL 
sitting in The Hague.  There is  strong editorial 
opinion on both sides. Post reports these in daily 
press summaries. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"Obasanjo urged to surrender Taylor" CONCORD TIMES 3/3 
INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 2/6 
"Nigeria may extradite Taylor" CONCORD TIMES 3/13 
"Obsanjo plays cat and mouse game over Taylor THE 
INDEPENDENT 3/13 
"Charles Taylor's wife warns against arrest."My husband 
 
is still influential in Liberia"" INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 
3/14 
"From Calaba to Lagos airport. Obasanjo writes Charles 
Taylor" STANDARD TIMES 3/14 
"Charles Taylor's asylum discussed" AWOKO 3/15 
"Charles Taylor arrives" THE EXCLUSIVE 3/16 
"Obasanjo, Johnson-Sirleaf hang heads on extraditing 
Charles Taylor" INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 3/16 
"Obsanjo, Sirleaf, discuss Taylor's asylum" AFRICAN 
STANDARD 3/17 
"President requests surrender of Taylor" THE EXCLUSIVE 
3/20 
"Obasanjo to hand over Taylor after consultations" 
CONCORD TIMES 3/20 
"Calls for rapid handover of Taylor" THE TRUMPET 3/20 
"Taylor's sins coming home to roost? INDEPENDENT VOICE 
3/21 
"We await Charles Taylor's extradition" INDEPENDENT 
OBSERVER 3/21 
"RUFP says trying Taylor is dangerous" CONCORD TIMES 
3/22 
"As Sirleaf gives the green light.Taylor to arrive 
soon" THE EXCLUSIVE 3/23 
"Forum of Conscience supports Charles Taylor hand over" 
AWARENESS TIMES 3/23, INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 3/23 
"Surrender Taylor now - AI, COJA urge" NEW VISION 3/24 
"Amnesty campaigns for Taylor to face Special Court' 
AWOKO 3/24 
"Taylor under fire" THE EXCLUSIVE 3/24 
"Charles Taylor at cross roads" NEW VISION 3/24 
"Whether Taylor comes or not.who cares" THE EXCLUSIVE 
3/24 
"Taylor's trial not important for Salone" TRC Chairman" 
CONCORD TIMES 3/24 
"Nigeria to give up Taylor" THE DEMOCRAT 3/27 
"Warrant of arrest for Charles Taylor" AWOKO 3/28 
"Take Charles Taylor elsewhere" THE SPECTATOR 3/28 
"Taylor, Taylor, Taylor Bullshit!" THE EXCLUSIVE 3/28 
(Comment:  The local press is often startlingly robust 
in the use of the vernacular.  End Comment.) 
 
B.   In an interview with the British Broadcasting 
 
Cooperation (BBC) Minister of Health Abator Thomas said 
that the government of Sierra Leone is concerned about 
the bird flu threat and has set up a committee that is 
currently looking into the threat the disease poses. 
She also told the BBC that the US Embassy, UNICEF, WHO 
and the International Military Assistance Training Team 
(IMATT) are complementing the work of the committee. 
 
The local Press reported as follows" 
"Bird Flu scare - Health Minister speaks out" THE NEW 
STORM 3/8 
 
C.   Three members of the Revolutionary United Front 
(RUF) rebel group who were standing trial at the High 
Court in Freetown were sentenced to 30 years 
imprisonment on March 10. Each accused person has 3 ten 
years sentences to be served concurrently. They were 
found guilty for conspiracy to murder and shooting with 
intent. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"3 RUF members jailed 30 years each" THE EXCLUSIVE 3/13 
"3 RUF jailed for 10 years" THE NEWS 3/13 
"Ten years imprisonment for 3 RUF men" INDEPENDENT 
OBSERVER 3/13 
 
D.   Advanced Industrial Minerals Incorporated, an 
American company based in Brunswick, Georgia, is 
currently involved in ilmenorutile and gold mining in 
Kemendugu town in Bumbuna, northern Sierra Leone. The 
Bumbuna Paramount Chief Alimamy Bokari Yillah Koroma 
expressed appreciation over the fact that the company 
has employed 160 people from the community and 
rehabilitated the 11-mile road from Kemendugu to 
Bumbuna. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"American Company rescues Bumbuna" NEW VISION 3/17 
 
E.   Editor of the Concord Times Newspaper, Sahr Musa 
Yamba, was arrested on March 20 by plain-clothes 
policemen, and taken to the Criminal Investigation 
Department. The policemen said that they had orders from 
the Attorney General (AG) Frederick Carew to arrest 
Yamba. Yamba told PolAsst that he was arrested on the 
orders of the Attorney General for publishing an article 
in his March 17 edition, entitled: "Golley brands 
Attorney General a liar." He said the AG threatened to 
bring charges against him, and said that members of the 
press are trying to damage his reputation. Yamba was 
released and asked to report the following day, but when 
he did so, he was told that the affair has been dropped. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
Concord Times editor arrested" THE NEW CITIZEN 3/21, 
THE SPECTATOR 3/21 
"Concord Times editor detained" THE NEW VISION 3/21 
"Editor arrested" THE EXCLUSIVE 3/21 
"Why CID arrest Concord Times editor?" AFRICAN CHAMPION 
3/21 
 
F.   Journalist and broadcaster Mariama Coker is among 
14 journalists from 12 African countries in Washington 
DC attending the April 1-22 the Edward R Murrow Program 
for Journalists. She gave a presentation in the 
Information Resource Center as part of Women in History 
Month.  The text of her talk was printed in full in 
Salone Times. 
 
The local press reported as follows: 
"Veteran female journalist for training in America" 
SALONE TIMES 3/28 
 
3.   GENERAL ARTICLES ABOUT THE US 
 
"Video shows Bush Katrina warning" AWOKO 3/3 
"Bush praises Afghanistan progress" EVENING SCOOP 3/3, 
NEW STORM 3/3 
"Bush finalizes India nuclear deal" THE NEWS 3/3,NEW 
VISION 3/3, THE SPECTATOR 3/3 
"Bush praises Pakistan terror role" THE SPECTATOR 3/6 
"Pentagon reviews Guantanamo names" INDEPENDENT 
OBSERVER 3/7 
"Republicans defy Bush over Ports" AWOKO 3/9 
"Congress sets up fight with Bush" FOR DI PEOPLE 3/13 
"US seek further pressure on Iran" FOR DI PEOPLE 3/13 
"US hostage in Iraq confirmed dead" THE DEMOCRAT 3/15 
"US hostage shot, tortured" NEW CITIZEN 3/13 
"Bush immigration bill causes sleepless nights" THE 
INDEPENDENT 3/13 
"Bush adviser charged with theft" THE DEMOCRAT 3/14 
"US panel to study policy in Iraq" NEW CITIZEN 3/20 
"US warns over Iran talks tactic" INDEPENDENT OBSERVER 
3/20 
"US captures 13 Somali Pirates" NEW VISION 3/21, 
CHRISTIAN MONITOR 3/21 
"Bush upbeat on Iraq anniversary" NEW VISION 3/21 
"America celebrates three years stay in Iraq with 
violence" AFRICAN CHAMPION 3/22 
"US Military probes Iraq killings" AWOKO 3/23 
 
4.   Ratio of Positive to Negative stories about the US 
was 10:8. STEWART